bitcoin doesnt need to return to its original phase because it didnt move anywhere but btc is still btc and until now lots of people are using btc as a means of currency .
this could be one of the optimisitc result of btc but there are others like the growth of btc price or the adoption that it recieve . also people are optimistic when they saw this achievements made by btc . this makes them trust and invest more
like what saying is , 1 btc is 1 btc .
so yeah we are in good hands with bitcoin than fiat .
wait i dont mean the price but i mean is that then and now there are people that continue to use btc to what is meant to be but bitcoin have change when it comes to pricing because before its value is small and now it was big tho see lots of people using that argument you comented .
we can also use it so that we dont have an excuse to buy a bitcoin when its value is down .